Recording and/or reproducing apparatus and editing method

Abstract

A portable recording and/or reproducing apparatus for recording and/or reproducing data to and/or from a storage medium are provided. The medium has a data area and a management area. The data area stores data and the management area stores management information for managing the data. The apparatus includes stopping means for stopping reproduction of the data according to a user's input. Updating means for updates the management information so that an address of the storage medium corresponding to the stop position of the reproduced data determined by the user's input becomes the end address of the reproduced data.

1. A recording and/or reproducing apparatus for recording and/or reproducing data to and/or from a storage medium having a data area and a management area, the data area storing data, the management area storing management information for managing the data, the apparatus comprising:
 reproducing means for reproducing the data corresponding to management information that is read from the storage medium; 
 stopping means for stopping reproducing the data; and 
 updating means for updating the management information so that an address of the storage medium corresponding to the stop position of the reproduced data becomes the end address of the reproduced data; 
 wherein before said updating means updates the management information, said reproducing means check-reproduces a portion that is erased and that is after the address of the storage medium corresponding to the stop position of the reproduced data. 
 
   
   
     2. A recording and/or reproducing apparatus for recording and/or reproducing data to and/or from a storage medium having a data area and a management area, the data area storing data, the management area storing management information for managing the data, the apparatus comprising:
 reproducing means for reproducing the data corresponding to management information that is read from the storage medium; 
 stopping means for stopping reproducing the data; and 
 updating means for updating the management information so that an address of the storage medium corresponding to the stop position of the reproduced data becomes the end address of the reproduced data; 
 wherein before said updating means updates the management information, said reproducing means check-reproduces the data whose later portion has been erased and that is before the address of the storage medium corresponding to the stop position of the reproduced data. 
 
   
   
     3. A recording and/or reproducing apparatus for recording and/or reproducing data to and/or from a storage medium having a data area and a management area, the data area storing data, the management area storing management information for managing the data, the apparatus comprising:
 reproducing means for reproducing the data corresponding to management information that is read from the storage medium; 
 stopping means for stopping reproducing the data; and 
 updating means for updating the management information so that an address of the storage medium corresponding to the stop position of the reproduced data becomes the end address of the reproduced data; 
 wherein said storage medium is an optical disc which has a first track and a second track, a first track being composed of a land and one of a wobbled track and a non-wobbled track, a second track being composed of the land and the wobbled track or the non-wobbled track that is not used for the first track, the wobbled track having two wobbled surfaces, the non-wobbled track having two non-wobbled surfaces, information being recorded on the first track and the second track. 
 
   
   
     4. A recording and/or reproducing apparatus for recording and/or reproducing data to and/or from a storage medium having a data area and a management area, the data area storing data, the management area storing management information for managing the data, the apparatus comprising:
 reproducing means for reproducing the data corresponding to management information that is read from the storage medium; 
 designating means for designating a particular time point of the reproduced data; and 
 updating means for updating the management information so that an address of the storage medium corresponding to the designated time point of the reproduce data becomes the start address of the reproduced data; 
 wherein before said updating means updates the management information, said reproducing means check-reproduces a portion that is erased and that is after the address of the storage medium corresponding to the designated time point of the reproduced data. 
 
   
   
     5. A recording and/or reproducing apparatus for recording and/or reproducing data to and/or from a storage medium having a data area and a management area, the data area storing data, the management area storing management information for managing the data, the apparatus comprising:
 reproducing means for reproducing the data corresponding to management information that is read from the storage medium; 
 designating means for designating a particular time point of the reproduced data; and 
 updating means for updating the management information so that an address of the storage medium corresponding to the designated time point of the reproduce data becomes the start address of the reproduced data; 
 wherein before said updating means updates the management information, said reproducing means check-reproduces the data whose early portion has been erased and that is after the address of the storage medium corresponding to the designated time point of the reproduced data. 
 
   
   
     6. A recording and/or reproducing apparatus for recording and/or reproducing data to and/or from a storage medium having a data area and a management area, the data area storing data, the management area storing management information for managing the data, the apparatus comprising:
 reproducing means for reproducing the data corresponding to management information that is read from the storage medium; 
 designating means for designating a particular time point of the reproduced data; and 
 updating means for updating the management information so that an address of the storage medium corresponding to the designated time point of the reproduce data becomes the start address of the reproduced data; 
 wherein said storage medium is an optical disc which has a first track and a second track, a first track being composed of a land and one of a wobbled track and a non-wobbled track, a second track being composed of the land and the wobbled track or the non-wobbled track that is not used for the first track, the wobbled track having two wobbled surfaces, the non-wobbled track having two non-wobbled surfaces, information being recorded on the first track and the second track.